First cfaed Open Topic Professorship Appointed: Professor Markus Krötzsch Holds Chair for Knowledge-Based Systems
On 1 July 2016, Dr. Markus Krötzsch commenced his position as Chair of Knowledge-Based Systems at cfaed. This Chair is the first of cfaed’s Open Topic Professorships, which are intended to keep rising stars in Dresden or to win international talents. Within cfaed, the chair’s research is integrated into the system-oriented Research Paths including the CRC912 HAEC (Highly Adaptive Energy-Efficient Computing). Read more...
Research Group Leader Dr.-Ing Martin Claus Held Summer Course in Brazil
February. cfaed Research Group Leader Dr.-Ing. Martin Claus held an international summer course in Computational Electronics (CELTIC) at the Universidade de Brasília (UnB). The summer course was about current transport phenomena in organic semiconductors. With this course, being already the second edition, Dr. Claus' fifth research stay within the CAPES project NAnoPiE at UnB ended. Read more...
Awards
Dr. Robert Brückner: Carl Zeiss Research Award for Young Researchers January. Honoring his scientific achievements, cfaed researcher Dr. Robert Brückner received the Carl Zeiss Research Award for Young Researchers, awarded by Ernst-Abbe-Fonds, as one of the first three laureates. The 30-year-old scientist contributes to cfaed's Organic / Polymer Research Path and is working at TU Dresden’s Institute for Applied Photophysics (IAPP). Read more...
Prof. Karl Leo: Expertise Honored by CIFAR and OSA February. The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) aims at bringing together outstanding scientists in interdisciplinary and global networks to manage the most important issues of our time. One of its newer fields of action is called ‘Bio-inspired Solar Energy’. cfaed Career Development Director Prof. Karl Leo was invited to participate as a Senior Fellow. The Optical Society of America elected Prof. Leo as an ‘OSA Fellow 2016’ for his work on the discovery of Bloch oscillations and on organic devices which resulted in highly successful spin-offs. Read more...
Prof. Gerhard Fettweis: Recognized as a Leader Fueling the Fourth Industrial Revolution February. cfaed coordinator Prof. Gerhard Fettweis was listed as one of the leading Industrial IoT 5G Innovators. The complete list of innovators and industrialists was published by RCR Wireless News, a leading source of wireless, telecom and mobile technology news and actionable intelligence since 1982. Read more...
Prof. Brigitte Voit: Elected acatech Member February. 27 scientists from different research areas were selected as new members of acatech (National Academy of Science and Engineering). One of the selected members is Prof. Dr. Brigitte Voit who is Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of the cfaed cooperating institution “Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research Dresden e.V. (IPF)”. Within cfaed, Prof. Voit is Principal Investigator, Co-Leader of the CIP Research Path (Chemical Information Processing) and member of the Steering Committee. Read more...
Dr. Marco Zimmerling: KuVS-Prize and ACM SIGBED Paul Caspi Memorial Dissertation Award February/April. cfaed Research Group Leader Dr. Marco Zimmerling received two awards honoring his dissertation "End-to-End Predictability and Efficiency in Low-Power Wireless Networks" which he completed at ETH Zurich. In February, he received the 2015 KuVS-Prize followed by the 2015 ACM SIGBED Paul Caspi Memorial Dissertation Award in April. The ACM SIGBED Paul Caspi Memorial Dissertation Award is presented by the Special Interest Group on Embedded Systems (SIGBED) of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) which is the world's largest educational and scientific computing society. Marco Zimmerling joined cfaed in November 2015 and heads the Networked Embedded Systems Group. Read more...
Prof. Markus Krötzsch: Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize 2016 May. cfaed Open Topic Professor Markus Krötzsch (Chair for Knowledge-Based Systems) received the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Prize 2016, which is conferred by the German Research Foundation DFG and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize is a distinction for young researchers and provides further incentive for excellent achievements in their research work. It is considered the most important research award for early career researchers in Germany. Prof. Krötzsch is involved in cfaed’s HAEC Path. Read more...
1st Prize for "Senorics": Dr. Robert Brückner & Team Succeed in FutureSAX Innovation Award June. cfaed scientist Dr. Robert Brückner and his ‘Senorics’ Team won the 1st prize of FutureSAX Innovation Award. The scientists from IAPP developed organic based optical sensors with unique features for the use in agriculture. Review and picture gallery Read more...
Prof. Frank Ellinger: Vodafone Innovation Award 2016 June. cfaed Principal Investigator Prof. Frank Ellinger was awarded the Vodafone Innovation Award 2016. The electrical engineer was honored for his groundbreaking discoveries in the field of high-frequency circuits. Frank Ellinger lead cfaed’s Carbon Research Path from 2012 until 2014. Read more...
Highest VDE Award for Prof. Gerhard Fettweis: VDE-Ehrenring November. cfaed coordinator Prof. Gerhard Fettweis received the VDE Ehrenring (ring of honor) for his merits in R&D in the fields of communications technology and microelectronics. The ‚Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e.V.‘ (VDE) awards Prof. Fettweis honoring “an outstanding and globally recognized scientist”. The Ehrenring is given only once in two years. Read more...
Two cfaed Scientists Recognized as Highly Cited Researcher 2016 December. As last year, two cfaed scientists were recognized a Highly Cited Researcher 2016 by Thomson Reuters. Prof. Xinliang Feng (cfaed Chair for Molecular Functional Materials) reached the title in two scientific areas: materials science and chemistry. Prof. Karl Leo (Institute of Applied Photophysics, IAPP) was successful in the area of materials science. Read more...
cfaed INSPIRE Grants
The INSPIRE Grants aim at supporting a lively scientific exchange by facilitating research stays abroad. Our researchers thus may benefit from this program by gaining and/or fostering international research experience as well as getting inspirations for new research approaches and topics. Our 2016 grantees are:
Himani Arora, Organic/Polymer Path: Columbia University, New York, USA
Anja Förster, Organic/Polymer Path: Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
Fatih Nadi Gür, BAC Path: King‘s College, London, UK
Mike Hambsch, Organic Path: Stanford University, Lomita Mall, USA
Bergoi Ibarlucea, SiNW Path: University of California, Livermoore, USA
Richard Weichelt, BAC Path: The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
World’s First Parallel Computer Based on Biomolecular Motors: Prof. Stefan Diez Co-authors International Publication
February. A study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports a new parallel-computing approach based on a combination of nanotechnology and biology that can solve combinatorial problems. The approach is scalable, error-tolerant, energy-efficient, and can be implemented with existing technologies. The pioneering achievement was developed by researchers from the Technische Universität Dresden and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden in collaboration with international partners from Canada, England, Sweden, the US, and the Netherlands. Read more...
Graphene Slides Smoothly Across Gold: Prof. Xinliang Feng Co-authors Publication in 'Science'
March. Graphene, a modified form of carbon, offers versatile potential for use in coating machine components and in the field of electronic switches. An international team of researchers led by physicists at the University of Basel, and including TU Dresden (Dr. Andrea Benassi and Prof. Xinliang Feng) have been studying the lubricity of this material on the nanometer scale. Since it produces almost no friction at all, it could drastically reduce energy loss in machines when used as a coating, as the researchers report in the journal Science. Read more...
When Electrons Spin Differently: Prof. Xinliang Feng Contributed to Nature Paper
March. As reported by the journal Nature, researchers from Empa, the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Mainz, and cfaed have for the first time succeeded in producing graphene nanoribbons with perfect zigzag edges from molecules. Electrons on these zigzag edges exhibit different (and coupled) rotational directions ("spin"). This could make graphene nanoribbons the material of choice for electronics of the future, so-called spintronics. Read more...
It's Published: cfaed Interim Report 2012-2016
In August, the cfaed Interim Report 2012-2016 was published. It describes exemplary research results and achievements of the first half of the current funding period (11/2012-10/2017). The visionary approach of our scientists, their dedication and scientific curiosity strengthens our Cluster and the visibility of our work. We invite you to glace through the Interim Report and read about our scientific achievements. Read more...
Hardcopies available at: cfaed Program Office, Würzburger Str. 46, 01187 Dresden
Order your personal copy by mail - just send an e-mail to: cfaed@tu-dresden.de
MaKiZu: DCN Finished Project With One-dimensional Nanowires
November. The Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis (DCN) successfully finished a 3-years project to investigate one-dimensional nanowires. The project called "Material integration and kinetics of reliability degradation mechanisms limiting in 1D electronic systems" was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The DCN team worked in close cooperation with scientists from our partner institute Fraunhofer-Instituts für Keramische Technologien und Systeme Dresden (IKTS). The funding was also used to order both a scanning electron microscope with focusing ion beam and a sub-meter x-ray tomograph. Read more...
Load Response of the Flagellar Beat: Physicians Investigate Motors of Motile Algae
A publication in 'Physical Review Letters' shows how motile algae and other "micro-swimmers" move within fluids. cfaed Research Group Leader Dr. Benjamin Friedrich (Biological Algorithms Group) and experimental physicists from the University of Saarland and the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems Dresden jointly investigated how flagellar oscillators respond to mechanical load. They exposed green algae to a flow and recorded the movements of their flagella by means of a high-resolution tracking procedure. From these results, a mathematical model was derived which precisely predicts how the "motors" of these cells behave under load. Read more...
International Scientists in Dresden: Photo Exhibition: W.I.R. * World - Identity - Relations
May. Dresden is a very international place. Scientists from all over the world live and work here. The places they come from are as diverse as their professional fields. The photographer Gabriele Seitz took about 150 black and white portraits of international scientists in Dresden, among them also six scientists related to cfaed. “W. I. R.” puts international scientists in the public eye, shining a light on the many faces that make up Dresden’s very diverse research community. Read more...
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften @ cfaed
June. The "Long Night of Sciences” at cfaed was a great success. At the welcome booth we handed out around 400 cups of cocktails based on the "molecular kitchen" principles. Our visitors took part in some experiments at Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis (DCN), including the investigation of differences between sand probes from various regions of the world. The seats in the lecture hall were not enough for all people who wanted to follow the lectures on DNA Chemistry (Dr. Thorsten-Lars Schmidt, cfaed Research Group Leader) and data processing by means of chemicals (Dr. Martin Elstner, cfaed Research Group Leader). Read more...
Science Exhibition on Neumarkt Square in Dresden
July. The research alliance DRESDEN-concept organized an open-air science exhibition in the heart of the Dresden's old town. For three months, right beside the Church of our Ladies (Frauenkirche), locals and visitors had the chance to learn more about the variety and excellence of the local research landscape. cfaed and the 5G Lab Germany contributed the contents of the area "Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Microelectronics". Videos, interactive elements for all age groups and info boards in German and English provided an easy-to-access learning experience. Read more...
Nobel Prize Laureate Konstantin S. Novoselov FRS Visited cfaed
September. Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov FRS was distinguished by the Nobel Committee for Physics “for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene”. In September, Prof. Novoselov held his Nobel Lecture “Graphene: Materials in the Flatland” at TU Dresden. The talk took place within cfaed's "Distinguished Lecture Series" which invites top league guests to come to Dresden. Read more...
Joint Kick-Off Event ESF "Graphene Center Dresden" and 2.5D-Path of cfaed
September. The Chair for Molecular Functional Materials (Prof. Xinliang Feng) carried out the official starting event of the ESF-supported Young Researcher Group ‘Graphene Center Dresden’ (GraphD). In addition, the initiation of a new path dedicated to two dimensional materials within the cfaed Cluster was celebrated with the participation of very distinguished guests. Read more...
What if a Simple Idea Becomes Something Great? DMA Image Video
September. Since 2015, the Dresden Microelectronics Academy (DMA) is cfaed's summer school. But it's much older than the Cluster: This year we celebrated the 15th anniversary of this great event. A good reason for a special birthday present: We took the opportunity to produce an image video with the great support of production studio www.app-bis-web.de. The DMA offers a mixed learning environment of lectures, workshops, and several visits to industrial locations. Read more...
Topping-out Ceremony for New cfaed Building
On 21 October, we celebrated the topping-out ceremony of our new building. It is a major extension of the traditional Barkhausen-Bau at TU Dresden's Campus. See a time-lapse video of the construction works so far! Read more...
Distinguished Lecture: Prof. Subhasish Mitra - Transforming Nanodevices into Nanosystems
On November 29, Professor Subhasish Mitra held his Lecture "Transforming Nanodevices into Nanosystems: The N3XT 1,000X" at TU Dresden. The talk was another event within cfaed's "Distinguished Lecture Series" which invites top tier guests to come to Dresden. Prof. Mitra directs the Robust Systems Group in the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Computer Science of Stanford University, where he is the Chambers Faculty Scholar of Engineering. His research interests include robust systems, VLSI design, CAD, validation and test, nanosystems, and neurosciences. His X-Compact technique for test compression has been key to cost-effective manufacturing and high-quality testing of a vast majority of electronic systems, including numerous Intel products. Read more...
Towards A Busy Year 2017
The brainstorming of ideas, shaping of visions and the write-up of the draft and (hopefully) full proposal of cfaed Phase II will of course be in the focus of our work throughout the new year 2017.
Several events will further display our research, including representations at:
Research Festival: 30-31 January 2017
CeBIT 2017: 20-24 March 2017
DATE’17: 27-31 March 2017
Girls’ Day: 27 April 2017
Career Symposium: 9 May 2017
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften: 16 June 2017
Dresden Microelectronics Academy (DMA’17): 18-22 September 2017
Fall Research Festival: 19-20 October 2017
Best wishes for the festive season and the new year!
Gerhard Fettweis
This is the public newsletter of the Cluster of
Excellence "Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden"
(cfaed) at TU Dresden.
